What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week with a new look and name for Hunslet Festival. It’s always a great community celebration on the field
Microsoft has bought 48 acres of land at the former Skelton Grange power station in Stourton and plan to build a ‘hyperscale’ data centre in a deal worth £106.6 million. The land has been sold by Harworth Group who bought the site ten years ago and have remediated the contaminated
Preferred Homes will be opening their first Extra Care Apartments in Leeds this Autumn. The 63 new affordable one and two bedroom apartments are being built on Hunslet Moor Road in Beeston, next to Pennington Court care home. A community event is being held on Tuesday (2 July 2024) at
Last night (26 June 2024) South Leeds Life hosted an online hustings meeting as part of our general election coverage. All the candidates standing in the ward were invited to attend and take questions from our readers. Subjects covered included: provision for special educational needs, disability benefits, youth justice, drug
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at St Andrews Methodist Church,
The sun shone and the crowds descended in their thousands to Cross Flatts Park to enjoy Beeston Festival yesterday (22 June 2024). Revellers commented on the fantastic atmosphere and the range of activities and entertainment on offer.The Festival was open by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 17 June 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Retrospective application for the installation of
As part of our general election coverage South Leeds Life is hosting an online hustings meeting. All the candidates standing in the Leeds South constituency have been invited and we would like you to join us too. This is your opportunity to put your questions to the candidates and hear
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 10 June 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey side extension 8 Allenby
A recent ‘ungraded’ Ofsted inspection has reported today (14 June 2024) that Hunslet Moor Primary School remains a Good school. Inspectors report that: “Pupils are proud to attend Hunslet Moor Primary School. They say that adults are kind and keep them safe. Pupils enjoy their lessons and the wider opportunities